Assortment — As*sort ment ( ment), n. [Cf. F. assortiment.] 1. Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes. [1913 Webster] 2. A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds or sorts; a number of things assorted. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assortment — index class, classification, conglomeration, diversification, diversity, melange, selection (collection) … Law dictionary
assortment — 1610s, action of assorting, from ASSORT (Cf. assort) + MENT (Cf. ment). Sense of group of things of the same sort is attested from 1759; that of group of things whether the same sort or not from 1791 … Etymology dictionary
assortment — see corresponding adjective assorted at MISCELLANEOUS Analogous words: *mixture, blend, compound: combining or combination, associating or association, uniting or union (see corresponding verbs at JOIN) Antonyms: jumble, hodgepodge … New Dictionary of Synonyms
assortment — [n] variety array, choice, collection, combination, combo, diversity, garbage, group, hodgepodge, jumble, kind, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, selection, sort; concepts 432,665 … New thesaurus
assortment — ► NOUN ▪ a miscellaneous collection … English terms dictionary
assortment — [ə sôrt′mənt] n. 1. an assorting or being assorted; classification 2. an assorted, or miscellaneous, group or collection; variety … English World dictionary
assortment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, rich, vast, wide ▪ diverse, varied ▪ motley ▪ a motley assortment of characte … Collocations dictionary
assortment — as|sort|ment [əˈso:tmənt US o:r ] n a mixture of different things or of various kinds of the same thing assortment of ▪ a wide assortment of friends ▪ an odd assortment of knives and forks … Dictionary of contemporary English
assortment — UK [əˈsɔː(r)tmənt] / US [əˈsɔrtmənt] noun [countable] Word forms assortment : singular assortment plural assortments a group or set of things of various types an assortment of chocolates … English dictionary
